Webinar Archive

Webinar Archive

Join garment decoration master Lon Winters (Print This Inc) for an interview highlighting his experiences in – and impressions about – the garment decoration sector; an overview of his company’s processes, markets and products; and a view into what makes his company successful.

Join SGIA’s Ray Weiss for an expert tour of SGIA’s new SGIA Color Management Certification. This new program verifies the skills of production color management experts, and identifies them as being among the industry’s best.

Taking the right steps during an inspection is the best means to avoid citations and reduce penalty amounts. Don’t make the common mistakes that lead to wasted time and money, prolonged abatements and repeat inspections.

Before you leave for the the massive 2017 SGIA Expo in New Orleans, join us online to learn about all the opportunities available to Expo attendees, and discover some useful strategies to help you make the best of your SGIA Expo experience. This session will cover:

Die cutting is the most common finishing technology used by industrial printing operations, and computer-guided CNC systems — using either blades, routers or lasers — are changing the playing field by offering increased capacity, greater product diversity and better quality.

In a field where competition is fierce and creative solutions deliver differentiation, the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) annual Product of the Year competition showcases some of the most innovative and useful new technologies and materials for an expanding variety of print applic

Archived SGIA Webinar: This presentation provides an overview of wide-format inkjet technology, and provides valuable insight into the vertical markets and product areas served by wide-format print producers.

Dr. Max Derhak, Co-Chair of the International Color Consortium (ICC) and Principal Scientist at Onyx Graphics, discusses how emerging technologies in color can solve some of today’s color management challenges.

The economy is in the midst of a rebound. Companies that were forced to let employees go or freeze hiring are now looking to add staff. Find the right team, and you’re off to the races. Hire the wrong team, and you’ll likely move slowly — maybe even backwards.

The ease of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing makes starting a new business venture — or expanding a current one — look quite simple. However, the cost of the garment and the print are only two out of many factors involved.

Printing white ink should not be a struggle when pushed through wide open mesh. This informative session will look at three areas that most garment printers overlook, and how attention to these areas will not only make your printing life easier, but also more profitable.

If you have little or no social media experience, this session is for you!We will talk about:- The channels best suited for your needs- How to set up the accounts, building your audience- Sharing and social etiquette- Setting social goals and achieving them

Maintenance on equipment is often overlooked as production can quickly take priority. In particular to wide- and grand-format inkjet equipment, there are several key components that when not functioning properly will cause the equipment to be "hard down" or not operational.

As the specifications get more explicit, the tolerances get lower and the client becomes more proficient in the latest image-measurement techniques, we need to rethink what, why and how we define and quantify our products and processes.

It used to be all about quality, service and price. Not any more. Every business is being commoditized and reduced to the lowest price possible. Even smaller jobs are now being challenged by offshoring.

When good people leave an employer, it is usually not just about money, but is more often related to ineffective leadership! Leadership sets the tone for the entire culture, how much people feel ownership and engagement, and whether they leave (physically or mentally).

Color matching means different things to different people — a shared visual appearance or an exact color match. These are two very different conditions and require completely different setups and workflows, but how do you know which one to use?

You have some good customers, but do you really have enough of them to get beyond your current income level, to make the kind of money you really want to make? Here’s an equally important question: Do you have enough prospects in your pipeline to ensure that you’ll get where you want to go?

Archived SGIA Webinar: How many sales are you losing every month when your prospects say “Let me think it over and I’ll get back to you, I’m not interested, I’m too busy”? Chances are you’re losing plenty, but needlessly so.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Learn the basics of wide-format inkjet equipment, finishing technologies and materials, and discover how ongoing developments in technology lead to a changing playing field for wide-format imaging companies.

Archived SGIA Webinar: OSHA has finalized the recordkeeping rule, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.” This rule amends the recordkeeping regulations to include the new electronic submittal procedures of records and the posting of these records onto public

Archived SGIA Webinar: Many organizations are experiencing a shortage of good leaders. But how do you identify who the potential leaders are, and then develop them properly to be effective in their new role.

Archived SGIA Webinar: We all work with them: X-Acto blades, razor blades, utility knives, and cutter blades. These can be useful tools but if not used safely, they can also be dangerous items which have inflicted cuts, amputations, and punctures.

Archived SGIA Webinar: You invested in more salespersons and/or support staff; training for sales and customer service persons; social media and/or digital marketing; expanded your product offerings to become a Marketing Services Provider (MSP).

Archived SGIA Webinar: SGIA presents a summary of its just-conducted Specialty Graphics Industry Survey. This presentation will cover data highlights for graphic, garment, industrial and installation communities. Where does your company stand in comparison the broader industry?

Archived SGIA Webinar: New overtime rules released by the US Department of Labor will have a profound effect on many businesses. Join this informative webinar to learn what the rule entails, how it will affect your business and what your company must do to comply.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Earlier this year, Dave Fellman launched the Printing Sales DNA Project, a research study to determine what skills, attitudes and personality traits are most important to salespeople in the printing realm.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Granted, an employee handbook can be a complicated document. They can be a ticking time-bomb if ignored too long or your road map to salvation in difficult times. Employee handbook policies are certainly a hot topic among regulatory agencies the

Archived SGIA Webinar: Learn the basics of wide-format inkjet equipment, finishing technologies and materials, and discover how ongoing developments in technology lead to a changing playing field for wide format imaging companies.

Archived SGIA Webinar: In the world of color, an ICC profile is like the road map that gets you from New York to Los Angeles. Like a good road map, a good ICC profile will save you time and money on the way to your destination.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Recent changes in OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard changed the playing field for HazCom compliance, which everyone must do. Where does your company stand with regard to compliance, and what must you do to get there. Join this session to find out!

Archived SGIA Webinar: US Congress is set to act on amendments to the Toxic Substance Control Act. States continue to adopt legislation that requires those manufacturing certain products to report on chemical usage. The Prop 65 landscape is changing. EU REA

Archived SGIA Webinar: Transportation is one of the biggest parts of a business. Shipping takes time and money, and shipping inefficiently could be costing you. Learn how to track your business’ delivery operations with the EPA’s SmartWay Transport® tool.

Archived SGIA Webinar: This session is for social media beginners and gives compelling information for why youshould get involved, how to get involved and what tools are available to make the social media puzzle easier to solve.

Archived SGIA Webinar: A sustainable business participates in activities to ensure that all processes, products, and manufacturing activities adequately address current environmental concerns while maintaining a profit.

Archived SGIA Webinar: A valuation isn’t the last part of the selling process - it’s the first. It allows you to not only to know your company’s true selling point, but also what you’ll need to do to improve your value and land a better deal. The valuation isn’t just

Archived Webinar: Screen printers, especially t-shirt guys are not known for being open to new ideas. Since most of us are stuck in our “If I can’t screen print it, I don’t want to do it!,” mindset we often send away open checkbooks. Join 40 year industry veteran

Archived SGIA Webinar: A study of the new economy buyer reveals several significant phenomena that smart specialty graphics sales organizations cannot afford to overlook prospects are taking longer to reach a buying decision; when a decision is made, the size of the order is

Archived Webinar: With ever-growing polyester and blended fabrics in screen printing Bleeding and dye migration is a daily problem and the need to narrow the target (variables of screen printing is not just a need but a requirement to be successful in this area of screen printing.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Many people cannot answer this question or struggle with it only to find that their best response is a “maybe” or “hush I guess” or the noncommittal “it depends.” Huh? If You Would Not Buy from You, why would anyone else buy from you? The answer is simple.

Archived Webinar: Whether yours is a small or large shop, documentation is key in production facilities. This course will focus on the why, where, when, who and what’s of documentation for your production facility.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Performance reviews often get a bad rap - managers don't like giving them and employees are stressed when getting them! A performance discussion should be a positive thing with no surprises - and it should also be a motivator to develop skills further.

Archived SGIA Webinar: You hear about energy efficiency, but what does an energy efficiency plan look like in the real world? Hear from a company owner as he outlines the steps needed in order to see real, measurable energy reductions. Listen, learn and ask questions.

Archived Webinar: Performance wear, jackets and bags begin the list of items comprised of synthetic fabrics that decorators want to image. These items result in some of the largest profit per item returns, and continue to pace the industry in customer demand.

Archived Webinar: Whether you use screen or digital printing, a critical aspect of your workflow is making your artwork look as good as possible. The better your artwork looks before printing, the better it will look when printed.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Are your past due receivables putting a drag on your business? Cash is your company’s lifeblood. Without it, the business cannot function and grow properly. While sales are important, cash is still king.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Using original research from Impact Consulting Psychologists, this presentation explores the psychological triggers that influence purchasing decisions, and how you can leverage these to build trust between yourself — the provider — and your customers.

Archived Webinar: This session will discuss 52 varied and diverse niche markets in which garment printers might enter or expand their businesses. Focused toward screen printers and direct-to-garment companies, these market ideas are tried and tested concepts where others have had success.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Join us as we deconstruct the basic elements that go into a CRM, and then suggest why your client-facing teams should use them. Allow us to break down the marketplace and terrain of entering or migrating your CRM.

Archived SGIA Webinar: A Professional employer organization (PEO) enables its clients to cost-effectively outsource the management of human resources, employee benefits, payroll and workers’ compensation. The program will be an introduction into the PEO world, what it is, h

Archived SGIA Webinar: This informative program will touch on creative art techniques for applications including screen printing, DTG and other digital technologies, and print/cut. Specifically, the program will discuss file optimization, since it covers all the fields.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Sneak a peek at the content and purpose of SGIA’s “10-Hour OSHA Training Course,” and learn why OSHA training is essential for any company seeking to establish a viable, proactive safety culture.

Archived SGIA Webinar: What happens when OSHA comes to call and finds that they need to issue a citation? Learn from your peers – a case study that focuses on a lockout/tagout citation. What steps did that company take? What can you learn from them?

Archived Webinar: Learn the latest trends in the garment decoration community, using fresh data from SGIA’s 2014 Imaging Industry Benchmarking Report. This informative session will cover business trends, equipment use and acquisition, top market and product areas and more.

Archived SGIA Webinar: What makes a great sales compensation program? When and why should you change it? What is the best means to motivate sales personnel to reward them for meeting company sales objectives? Learn the answer to these, and other questions during this session.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Do your marketing efforts convey and support the widely accepted belief that “People buy from people they like, trust and with whom it is convenient to do business?" Shouldn’t they?

Archived SGIA Webinar: In this session, Dane Clement (Great Dane Graphics) will share some of his creative secrets for producing great artwork for screen printed apparel. He'll share ways for properly setting up and creating artwork using both vector and raster elements.

If you're doing color separations for T-shirts, but don’t get the "pop" you need, we have simple tips for better results.

Archived SGIA Webinar: Are you doing color separations for T-shirts, but just don’t get the pop on the shirt? Are you using any of the off-the-shelf automated programs, but feel you need more help with the final tweaks? Are you looking to learn what the pros know that you don’t?

Archived SGIA Webinar: Garment decorators are increasingly using cut-and-sew processes as a way to provide unique garment products to their customers. Find out what's driving this trend, and learn the steps needed to approach, enter and thrive within this new opportunity.